Strategy Lead
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At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.
What you’ll do
This role plays an integral part in the formulation, execution and alignment of the company’s business strategy with the overall objectives of Vodacom while working closely with various functional teams to ensure that strategic initiatives are clearly understood and properly implemented.
Main Responsibilities
- Define and execute Vodafone Egypt's business strategy in coordination with Vodacom overall strategy
- Support the collection and analysis of market data, competitor insights, and industry trends to inform the strategic planning process.
- Work closely with various departments to ensure strategic goals are broken down into actionable tasks while providing the support needed to track the progress of strategic initiatives across different business areas.
- Ensure the departmental goals & activities are aligned with Vodafone strategy & objectives while continuously tracking & monitoring the functional targets to ensure timely execution of strategic plans & resolve any execution challenges.
- Help communicate key strategic updates from Vodacom to local teams, ensuring clarity and alignment.
- Works closely with PMO & Transformation sub-function by sharing knowledge on comprehensive benchmark studies and market research.
- Prepare regular updates for senior leadership on the status of strategic initiatives & provide assistance in preparing reports on strategic programs and initiatives, tracking milestones and outcomes.
- Identify new business development opportunities that cater for Vodafone strategy & growth
- Assess market trends, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes to uncover new avenues for growth
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to structure and negotiate terms of new ventures deals, ensuring alignment with business goals and shareholder value.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience
- Good strategic insights and programme management experience in highly sophisticated cross functional environment
- Strong analytical skills (the role requires extensive analysis of trends)
- Excellent Presentation skills.
- Attention to details.
- Ability to work in multitasks under pressure.
- Self-motivated with ambitious initiatives.
- Business administration, management consulting or strategic planning is preferable.
- High level strategic thinker - Extensive experience of setting and delivering high level business strategies within blue chip organisations/consultancies.
- Commercially driven, able to rationalise strategies into deliverable, operational business plans
- Strong communication and influencing skills, credible at chairing and able to build cross functional partnerships.
- Successful leadership track record, preferably through managing a sizeable team.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with demonstrable ability to manage ambiguity and simplify complex situations
- Excellent negotiation skills
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.
Who we are
We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.
Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.
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Together we can.